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Title: oriental street
Post by: 243rose on Thursday 27 November 08 11:50 GMT (UK)

folks

someone at work was looking for an 'Oriental Street' in Shadwell, LONDON in 1929.
i told them that i would be able to find it but have been unable to do so....
can anyone help ????

Cheers
Iain

Title: Re: oriental street
Post by: Sylviaann on Thursday 27 November 08 11:59 GMT (UK)

I think it was just a local term for where the Chinese lived.
This site might help http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.127/chapterId/2614/Chinese-in-the-Port-of-London.html

Sylviaann

Title: Re: oriental street
Post by: 243rose on Thursday 27 November 08 12:09 GMT (UK)

Thanks for that.
i had the same thought...
i shall relay the info.

Cheers.

Title: Re: oriental street
Post by: nanny jan on Thursday 27 November 08 12:54 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I've found an Oriental Street listed in the "General Index to Old Ordnance Survey Maps of London (Godfrey Edition) N.E. London; it is on a 1914 map covering the Stepney area.


Nanny Jan

Title: Re: oriental street
Post by: Sylviaann on Thursday 27 November 08 15:23 GMT (UK)

Oh sorry I have found it in E14
Try this map http://www.mernick.org.uk//elhs/maps/s1952.htm
It is at the far end nearly at the bottom just joining East india Dock Road.  I didn't think that was Shadwell, it is really in Poplar.  Canton Street and Peking Street seem to be still there.

Sylviaann

Title: Re: oriental street
Post by: stanmapstone on Thursday 27 November 08 15:39 GMT (UK)

A good site Victorian London A-Z Street Index
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/hitch/gendocs/lon-str.html

Stan

Title: Re: oriental street
Post by: 243rose on Thursday 27 November 08 15:56 GMT (UK)

That's excellent..... he'll be very pleased.